title: Family and cultural influences on low-income latino children's adjustment.
abstract: This study examined family and cultural influences on adjustment among 90 low-income Latino middle school children (46% girls; average age = 11.38, SD = .66) and their primary caregivers (93% female; average age = 36.12, SD = 6.13). All participants identified as Hispanic/Latino, with 75% of families identifying as Mexican-origin Latino, and 77% of parents and 32% of children identifying as immigrants. Hierarchical linear modeling analyses revealed that family reframing interacted with familism, with high levels of both associated with fewer psychological symptoms, whereas passive appraisal is linked to worse functioning. Results are discussed with regard to the implications of this research for preventive interventions with families in poverty.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles CA, USA. csantiago@mednet.ucla.edu
authors.forename: Catherine Decarlo
authors.initials: CD
authors.lastname: Santiago
authors.forename: Martha E
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Wadsworth
mesh_terms: D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D002648:Child; D003469:Culture; D005190:Family / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006630:Hispanic or Latino / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans; D016014:Linear Models; D008297:Male; D008603:Mental Health; D011203:Poverty; D012917:Social Adjustment; D012931:Social Environment; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires